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BJP leader admits Pakistan downed five Indian jets during recent conflict

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PAF deployed Chinese fighter jets, which outperformed French-made aircraft, says Swamy BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. — Facebook/@Swamy39 Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has rarely admitted that Pakistan had killed five Indian Air Force (IAF) jets, including Rafale, during the recent rise of military conflicts between the two countries. Speaking in an interview, Swami said that […]

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Imran Khan asks PTI to prepare for ‘major nationwide movement’

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There is no place in the party for those who play on both sides of the wicket, says Kha PTI founder Imran Khan pictured after appearing at the Lahore High Court on March 17, 2023. — AFP Aleema Khan reported on Monday that imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan had requested his party people

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US-based Pakistani doctors back in country for fresh backdoor talks on Imran Khan

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Sources suggest delegation has not yet managed to secure meeting with jailed PTI founder during this visit Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. — Facebook/Imran Khan official/File ISLAMABAD: Some US-based Pakistani medical doctors and businessmen, formerly worried in quiet diplomacy concerning Imran Khan, have again returned to Pakistan amid efforts to stable relief for the jailed

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Is China the winner in the India-Pakistan conflict?

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Chinese warplanes, used by Pakistan, made their combat debut during the recent hostilities The 4-day conflict between arch-rivals India and Pakistan this month ended with a ceasefire and each claiming victory; however, it now seems that China’s defence enterprise may also be an unlikely winner.The contemporary flare-up began on 7 May while India launched assaults

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Boeing inks record-breaking deal for Qatar Airways to buy up to 210 planes

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U.S. President Donald Trump, Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on May 14, 2025. Boeingand Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced a deal for the Middle Eastern airline to buy up to 210 jets, notching the U.S. Planemaker’s biggest-ever order of widebody planes.

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A home away from home: Why Trump wishes America was more like the Gulf

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President Donald Trump likes America to be extra like the Gulf states, he’s touring on his first major foreign trip of his new term.He got a crimson-carpeted welcome fit for a king in Saudi Arabia from Mohammed bin Salman, the ruthless and modernizing crown prince, that outstripped the showers of private adulation from his top

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U.S. trade talks with China were ‘productive,’ Bessent says

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 7, 2025.Nathan Howard | Reuters Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the weekend’s alternate talks

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Parliament shows unity in support of army’s action against Indian aggression

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Lawmakers across party lines salute the military for effectively defending the country’s sovereignty (From left) MNA Rana Tanveer Hussein, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, and Khwaja Asif can be seen addressing a National Assembly session on May 9, 2025, in this combination of images. — X/@NAofPakistan ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has once again unanimously sponsored Pakistan’s navy

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China’s Xi stands with Putin at Russia’s Victory Day parade

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China’s Xi Jinping sat beside Putin, an indication of his significance in Friday’s parade After days of Ukrainian strikes at the capital, Vladimir Putin has led Russia’s Victory Day celebrations with a parade in Red Square and increased safety. China’s Xi Jinping joined Putin as he informed hundreds of squaddies and more than 20 worldwide

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India and Pakistan are in crisis again – here’s how they de-escalated in the past

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Cross-border and aerial strikes by India have become the new norm Last week’s deadly militant attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives, has reignited a grim feeling of déjà vu for India’s safety forces and diplomats.This is acquainted ground. In 2016, after 19 Indian soldiers had been killed in Uri, India

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